Described by Charles Bean as "short and dapper in figure, a vigorous, brave, upright and understanding leader of fighting men", William Birdwood commanded the Australian Corps for much of the First World War. He was born on 13 September 1865 in India and was educated in England.

He attended the Royal Military College Sandhurst before being posted back to India where he served on the north-west frontier. During the Boer War Birdwood served on Lord Kitchener's staff. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in 1908 and in 1911 was promoted to major general. Birdwood's career was characterised by a series of successful postings and steady promotion. When the First World War began, Britain's Minister for War, Lord Kitchener, placed Birdwood in command of the Australian and New Zealand forces bound for Europe. Before they reached England, however, the ANZACs, as they would soon be known, were ordered to disembark for training in Egypt. Birdwood met them there in December 1914.

Four months later Birdwood's troops landed at Gallipoli. He impressed the men by regularly visiting the front lines and taking daily swims in the sea, heedless of the danger from Turkish shrapnel aimed at men seeking such refreshment. His bravery earned Birdwood the enduring respect of the AIF, and he was appointed its temporary administrative commander, as well as its operational commander, following the death of General William Bridges in May 1915. The appointment was made permanent in September 1916.

Having watched all attempts fail to make headway against the Turks on Gallipoli, Birdwood was nevertheless opposed to the evacuation when the question was raised. In this he was overruled and he oversaw the successful withdrawal in December 1915. In early 1916 the ANZAC Corps was split in two. Birdwood assumed command of I ANZAC Corps, accompanied it to France, and directed its operations throughout 1916 and 1917.

Birdwood made a point of appointing Australians to command and staff positions but took command of the Australian Corps when it was formed from the five AIF divisions in November 1917. He was succeeded by Lieutenant General John Monash in May 1918 and took command of the British 5th Army, but still retained command administrative command of the AIF with the support of almost all senior Australian officers. Despite his having commanded Australians through some of the Western Front's more disastrous actions, Bullecourt being one example, Birdwood continued to be held in high regard. His willingness to support those he commanded, to argue on their behalf and indeed to make it known that he had done so, earned Birdwood a respect from Australians that was given to few British senior commanders.

In 1920 Birdwood was made a general in the Australian Military Forces and five years later was made field marshal. He toured Australia and New Zealand in 1920 to wide public acclaim and was given command of the Indian Army in 1925. He retired from the military in 1930 and was thwarted in his desire to become Australia's Governor-General when the prime minister insisted on the office being held by an Australian. Birdwood died in England in 1951 and was buried with full military honours.

Photograph

General Sir William Riddell Birdwood's dugout on the Gallipoli Peninsula. A small sign at the entrance reads 'GOC' (General Officer Commanding). There are several other dugouts nearby, connected by flights of steps. Note the washing hung out to dry and the radio mast on the horizon, top right.

General Sir William Riddell Birdwood conversing with the Regimental Sergeant Major at the Australian aerodrome of the Australian Flying Corps (AFC) at Minchinhampton. Left to right: Captain E. N. Tooth, wing equipment officer (partly obscured); Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Brinsmead MC, Staff...

General Sir William Riddell Birdwood donning a leather coat prior to his flight from Minchinhampton to Leighterton, two Australian aerodromes in England. Standing in front of a camouflaged canvas hangar, left to right: Major Roy Cecil Phillipps MC DFC, 6th Training Squadron; General Birdwood; Major...

General Sir William Riddell Birdwood seated in an Avro 504K ready for a flight from Minchinhampton to Leighterton, two Australian aerodromes in Gloucestershire. The pilot is Major R C Phillipps MC DFC, No. 6 Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps (AFC) and in the back is General Birdwood, while...

General Sir William Riddell Birdwood seated in an Avro 504K prior to a flight from the Australian aerodrome. The pilot is Major (Maj) Roy Cecil Phillipps MC & Bar DFC, late 28th Battalion AIF, Commanding No. 6 Training Squadron, Australian Flying Corps (AFC), from 27 August 1918 to March 1919; on...

VILLERS BRETONNEUX, FRANCE. 1938-07-22. THE KING & QUEEN IN CONVERSATION WITH AUSTRALIAN RETURNED SOLDIERS. GENERAL SIR WILLIAM RIDDELL BIRDWOOD IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE KING AND MAJOR-GEN E.G. SINCLAIR MACSAGAN EX A.I.F. IN CHARGE OF AUSTRALIAN SECTIONS (REPRESENTING THE 5TH DIVISION) FORMING THE...

OFFICERS OF THE AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND ARMY CORPS, HQ OUTSIDE THEIR DUGOUT AT ANZAC. LEFT TO RIGHT: CAPTAIN MCCONAGHY (WITH HAND ON KNEE) CAMP COMMANDANT; LIEUTENANT ROBERT (GORDON) CHIRNSIDE, AIDE-DE-CAMP TO GENERAL WILLIAM RIDDELL BIRDWOOD; LIEUTENANT ONSLOW, ADC TO GENERAL BIRDWOOD; LIEUT...

NEW WINTER QUARTERS FOR ANZAC CORPS HEADQUARTERS IN OLD NEW ZEALAND GULLY, ANZAC. GENERAL WILLIAM RIDDELL BIRDWOOD'S HUT IN COURSE OF ERECTION BY AUSTRALIAN SOLDIERS AND EGYPTIAN LABOURERS, WHICH, HOWEVER, WAS NEVER OCCUPIED BY THE GENERAL. 1915-10-30. (DONATED BY MR. A.W. ROSS.)

General Birdwood addresses the Australian troops on board HMAT Nestor (A71). Image from an album relating to the service of 4398 Corporal (Cpl) Cecil Hugo George Crisp, 18th (later 53rd) Battalion. Crisp enlisted in July 1915 and returned to Australia in June 1919.

Gallipoli Peninsula, Turkey. 22 May 1915. Captain Sam Butler, holding the white truce flag, leads the blindfolded Turkish envoy Major Kemal Ohri from General Sir William Riddell Birdwood's Headquarters to return to the Turkish lines. Major Ohri was representing the Turkish army in negotiations at...

THE FRENCH GENERAL BAILLOUD, VICE-ADMIRAL BOUI DE LAPEYRERE AND OFFICERS WITH GENERAL WILLIAM RIDDELL BIRDWOOD AND THE EARL OF ANGELSEY, ON A TOUR OF ANZAC, ABOUT 1915-10-02. (DONATED BY MR. A.W. ROSS.)

THE FRENCH GENERAL BAILLOUD, VICE-ADMIRAL BOUI DE LAPEYRERE AND STAFF OFFICERS WITH GENERAL WILLIAM RIDDELL BIRDWOOD AND THE EARL OF ANGLESEY, MUSTERED ON THE BEACH AT THE MOUTH OF ANZAC GULLY JUST PRIOR TO THEIR DEPARTURE, AFTER AN INSPECTION OF THE POSITIONS AT ANZAC, 1915-10-02. (DONATED BY MR....

Looking down onto Watson's Pier (Built by Captain Watson of Headquarters Signals). A shell is bursting on the Army Corps Headquarters directly above General Birdwood's dugout and the pumping station. The casualty clearing station is on the extreme left. Also held as PS1494.

Minchinhampton, England. General Sir William Riddell Birdwood (centre), addressing a parade of officers, cadets, and air mechanics of No. 1 Two Squadron Station, Australian Flying Corps during a visit to Minchinhampton aerodrome. To his right is Major R. S. Brown, Officer Commanding, No. 1 Two...

Minchinhampton, England. General Sir William Riddell Birdwood (in overcoat) conversing with Australian Flying Corps cadets and pilots in hangar with Avro 504 trainers. Note the cadets have a white flash on their caps.

General Sir William Riddell Birdwood about to start on a flight from Minchinhampton to Leighterton, two aerodromes of the Australian Flying Corps, in Gloucestershire, in England. Shown: Major R. C. Phillipps MC DFC, Commanding Officer (CO), No. 6 Training Squadron (pilot); General Birdwood (seated...

General William Birdwood with the Assistant Provost Marshal Lieutenant Colonel W. Smith, and Aide-de-Camp Captain Henry Champion de Crespigny of the 1st Anzac Corps Headquarters, riding through the Chateau gates.

General Sir William Riddell Birdwood (centre) shaking hands with Captain A Jacka VC MC and Bar, of the 14th Battalion (left), after presenting him with a bar to his MC for bravery during the first attack on Bullecourt, near the Hindenburg Line. The ceremony took place at Ribemont. Standing in the...

Lieutenant General Sir William Riddell Birdwood mounted on a horse in the grounds of the Chateau at Querrieu. When, at the end of May 1917, the 1st Anzac Corps was relieved from the line, it was withdrawn to this area and remained there for a part of its rest period, June 1917. The 4th Division...

General Sir William Riddell Birdwood addressing soldiers of the 2nd Australian Infantry Brigade in Vadencourt Wood after their first tour of duty at Pozieres. Between 23 July and early September 1916, as part of the Somme Offensive, the 1st, 2nd and 4th Divisions between them launched 19 attacks...

Portrait of Field Marshal William Riddell Birdwood GCB, GCMG, GCVO, KCB, wearing a slouch hat. The hat was presented to him during a tour of Australia, where he was warmly received. The inscription reads 'W R Birdwood'. Birdwood began his career in the Indian Army, and was a protege of Lord...

ANZAC COVE, GALLIPOLI, 1915-05. GENERAL SIR WILLIAM RIDDELL BIRDWOOD, SITTING, MAJOR GENERAL WALKER, PARTIALLY OBSCURED BY GENERAL BIRDWOOD AND MAJOR WAGSTAFF (BAREHEADED ON RIGHT) CONFER ON THE TRACK TO PLUGGE'S PLATEAU. (DONOR, R. THIRLWELL)

Group portrait of senior officers of the Australian Imperial Force at Victoria Barracks. Identified from left to right in back row: to the front is Brigadier General (Brig Gen) Herbert William Lloyd (later Major General (Maj Gen)); to the back is Brig Gen Thomas Albert Blamey (later Field Marshal);...

General Sir William Riddell Birdwood addressing Australian troops. The Right Honourable (Rt Hon) William Morris Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, who is visiting the Australian Corps, is standing behind General Birdwood.

The Right Honourable (Rt Hon) William Morris Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, and the Rt Hon Andrew Fisher, High Commissioner for Australia, with General Sir William Birdwood, meet staff officers of the Anzac Corps. Identified left to right, back: an unidentified staff captain is introduced by...

The Right Honourable (Rt Hon) William Morris Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia, addressing Australian soldiers. The Rt Hon Andrew Fisher, High Commissioner for Australia, and General Sir William Riddell Birdwood are also standing on the platform.

The 3rd Division assembled at Neuve Eglise, for the presentation of medals by General Sir William Birdwood to members of the Division who won them during the action at Messines and the Third Battle of Ypres.

General (Gen) Sir W. R. Birdwood addressing a parade of the 3rd Australian Division at 'Canteen Corner', in the Messines Sector, after presenting medals won in the raids on 10 February 1918 to 11 February 1918. Identified, small group to the right: Gen Birdwood; Captain (Capt) F. E. Fairweather MC...

General Sir William Riddell Birdwood visiting a Battalion Headquarters in the support line trenches in Ungodly Avenue in the Messines Sector, in Belgium, on 25 January 1918. General Birdwood is second from the left.

At Sea. c. 30 March 1916. General William Riddell Birdwood (centre) talking to men (mostly reinforcements) on board the HMT Transylvania on a Sunday morning, during the voyage from Alexandria, Egypt to Marseilles, France.

An informal photograph of the Australian Prime Minister the Right Honourable William Morris (Billy) Hughes and Lieutenant General Sir William Birdwood. Hughes arrived in England on an official visit on 7 March 1916 where he sought to meet all the men responsible for directing the war. In June,...

Hazebrouck, France. 12 August 1917. A view of the damage done by a 14in shell which burst in the prison at Hazebrouck. Next door was the house occupied by General William Riddell Birdwood. The prison was empty except for the gaol keeper and his wife.

The Right Honourable (Rt Hon) Andrew Fisher, High Commissioner for Australia (centre, in light coloured jacket) and The Rt Hon William Morris Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia (centre, second from right) with General Sir William Riddell Birdwood during their inspection of artillery of the 2nd...

Private Record

An Appreciation written by Lord Birdwood covering the life and work of General Sir Brudenell White, lately killed in an aircraft accident outside Canberra, 1 August, 1940. The Appreciation was written for the "Australian Quarterly", December 1940

Certificates, letters, commissioning papers, signal forms and photographs of Brigadier General (Brig Gen) Robert Smith (1910-1918). Includes material relating to his service in Europe with 5 Brigade, 2 Division during First World War. Correspondents include Gellibrand and Field Marshal Lord...

Autograph book belonging to Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Mr Sharp was the Commonwealth Immigration Officer of Victoria and was based in the London Office during the First World War. He and his wife hosted and visited many soldiers, particularly those from Victoria, who were recuperating in London. ...

Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant Julian Clyde Yeomans DSO, 30 Battalion, AIF. Collection consists of a typescript copy of a letter from General William Birdwood to Lieutenant Yeomans in April 1919, congratulating Yeomans on his award of the DSO.

Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Charles Pope VC, 11 Battalion, France. Collection consists of an original 2 page typed letter written by General Birdwood to Mrs Pope following the death of her husband at Louverval on 15 April 1917; and an extract from the London...

Collection relating to the service of 1168 Sergeant Leslie Alfred Parsons, 51 Battalion, AIF, Gallipoli and France 1915-1916. Collection consists of one letter written by Sergeant Parsons in which he describes the Landing at Gallipoli, and two letters from General [later Field Marshal Lord ]...

Collection relating to the service of 4651 Private Ernest Richard Arundel, 28 Battalion, France 1917. Collection includes condolence letter from Field Marshal Lord Birdwood providing details of the death of Arundel from wounds received at Lagnicourt, France 29 March 1917. Copy made in 1928 by...

Collection relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant William Charles Thomas, 14 Battalion, France. Collection consists of a handwritten diary with detailed daily entries from 30 March to 24 September 1918. It describes military action in France, camp site descriptions, the weather,...

Collection relating to the service of 1948 Warrant Officer George Norman Mackie MSM, 27 Battalion and 7 Infantry Brigade HQ, at sea, Egypt, Lemnos, France, 1915-1918. Collection consists of seventy-five letters written by W/O Mackie to family members in Australia, and a diary kept by W/O Mackie...

Collection relating to the service of 6518 Private Vivian Neville Main, 27 Battalion, Belgium, 1917. Collection consists of a typescript copy of a letter written by Private Main to his mother on Christmas Day, 1917. Private Main was killed later the same day.

Collection relating to the service of Captain Alfred Clarence Youdale MC, 7 Light Horse Regiment, AIF, and 21 Squadron, Royal Flying Corps. Collection consists of a typescript copy of a compilation of the diary and letters of Captain Youdale covering the period from January 1915 to 20 December...

Collection relating to Brigadier Harold Edward 'Pompey' Elliott, CB CMG, DSO, DCM, VD, 1901-1968. It comprises a range of papers documenting his military service in South Africa, 1900-1901; service during the First World War as commanding officer of 7 Battalion and 15 Brigade; and post war career...

Collection relating to No 908 Private Charles Herbert Taylor who served with 34 Battalion during the First World War. The collections consists of two original diaries for 1918 (one appears to be a duplicate); 7 letters written between 1916-1918; typed transcript of one of the diaries and typed...

Collection relating to the service of Lieutenant John Hattam McLennan, 5 Battalion & 35 Battalion, Egypt and Gallipoli, 1915. Collection consists of a typescript copy of a diary kept by Lieutenant (then Sergeant) McLennan from 8 April 1915 to 12 August 1915. Typescript copy made by Australian War...

Collection of papers relating to Field Marshal Lord William Riddell Birdwood, commander of the Australian Imperial Force during the First World War. The papers consist of diaries, correspondence, draft speeches, photographs, scrapbooks, newspaper cuttings, original orders and reports of battles for...

Fox Australian Movietone News item showing Sir William Birdwood speaking to camera during his brief visit to Australia in 1932. Opening title "Sir William Birdwood in Western Australia. On arrival at Perth, beloved war leader has a hearty message for the comrades that served with him". Expresses...

Unveiling of the memorial at Villers Bretonneux, the Somme, France by King George VI accompanied by Queen Elizabeth and the President of France, Albert Lebrun. Photographed for the Commonwealth Government by Movietone News.

Nos 2, 3 and 4 Squadrons of the Australian Flying Corps under operational conditions in France. Preparations for bombing mission; swinging compass and bombing up an RE8 aircraft of No 3 Squadron; Sopwith Camel fighters of No 4 Sqn at Clamerais, France perform aerobatics. SE5 fighters of 'C'...

The Right Honorable William Morris Hughes, Sir Joseph Cook (Australian High Commissioner to Great Britain) and General Sir W R Birdwood visiting the 5th Divisional Headquarters at St Gratien on 2 July 1918 and later with the 2nd Division troops near Camon on 3 July 1918 during a tour of the...

After the third battle of Ypres in September 1917 the Australians were put in to hold the Messines Wytschaete sector and to prepare defences against the expected German spring offensive. The German offensive was launched opposite Amiens and the Australians were sent to meet it. The heaviest...

British official film taken at the request of Australian authorities shows the Prime Minister the Right Honourable William Morris (Billy) Hughes and High Commissioner of Australia visit to the Western Front from where they were met by General William Riddell Birdwood after the arrival of the AIF...

Shows scenes of many branches of the Australian Army in France including artillery action (12 inch howitzers and 18 pounders) and men working, training and relaxing behind the lines. General Birdwood watches a tree felling contest held in a French forest between Australians Canadians and New...

F00050

Manuscript

Typescript manuscript titled "Khaki and Gown" written by Lord Birdwood encompassing his life from his birth in India, education, posting to various Indian Army units, service in South Africa, return to India as Military Assistant to Lord Kitchener, command of ANZAC troops on Gallipoli, active...

MSS1405

Heraldry

German silver full dress helmet with silver, gilt and enamel plate, gilt tudor rose bosses and decoration down back, gilt star and ball on top surmounted by a hollow German silver spike to take plume. Lower edge of helmet is bound in gilt. Gilt chin scales are backed with black leather. Brown...

Rectangular wooden veneer box fitted with a lock, with all edges reinforced with brass banding. A sterling silver presentation plaque is mounted on the lid, and reads 'Presented to LIEUT COLONEL W. R. BIRDWOOD By The Lord Mayor of Sheffield Ald. George Senior, J.P. Sep 30 1902'. The plaque is...

Wooden case, covered with crimson velvet, to house a field marshal's baton. The inside of the lid is lined with cream satin and the base with cream velvet. The satin inside the lid is stamped in black with a king's crown and 'GARRARD & CO. LTD. Goldsmiths Jewellers, &c. TO THE KING By Special...

Silver gilt field marshal's baton. Both ends are wreathed in laurel, tudor rose, thistle and shamrock pattern. The baton is surmounted by a silver gilt figure of St George killing the dragon. Body of baton is covered with crimson velvet studded with gilt lions. Each end bears 'SG', London hallmarks...

Military Cross ribbon bar with white and purple silk ribbon and a brooch-pin back. Tied to the ribbon bar with a length of string is a glazed linen Australian War Museums object label (see RELAWM12147.002).

Framed letter to Lieutenant Harris from General Sir William Birdwood congratulating him on the award of the Military Cross. A piece of Military Cross ribbon is attached to the upper left corner. The letter reads '1st Anzac Corps, 26th June, 1917. Dear Harris, This is a line to congratulate you very...

REL33750

Technology

British Household Cavalry Officer dress sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel plated steel guard with a crown over HC cypher, stud decorations and checkered pommel in gild brass. The grip is wood covered with fishskin and bound with german silver wire. Attached to the guard is a white buff...

Pattern 1822 Artillery Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a a nickel plated three bar guard and backstrap. The fishskin grip is bound with silver wire and there is a brown leather sword knot attached to the guard near the pommel. The blade has a single fuller to each side of the blade and...

Mauser Model G98 bolt action rifle. The receiver breech ring is marked WAFFENFABRIK MAUSER OBERNDORF 1916 and the left side Gew 98. The rifle is complete with a matching serial number bolt but missing the cleaning rod.

"By the courtesy of the Australian Broadcasting Commission I am able to send a few words of farewell to my old comrades of the AIF and the NZTF. All throughout the war we were one force in spirit and brotherhood.It seems only yesterday I was sitting drinking on my arrival from the old country, and...

A radio re-enactment of the conversation on 12 March 1915 between Lord Kitchener and General Sir Ian Hamilton when Lord Kitchener assigned the command of all land forces for the invasion of The Dardanelles to General Hamiliton.

S00136

Art

Fundraising placard published by the Australian Comforts Fund. The placard advertises a Christmas special of 'Bulging Boxes for Birdwood's Boys.' Patriots could purchase a comfort box on behalf of a soldier from 6 to 10s. The placard is text only, and printed in red and blue ink. The ACF was a...

Reproduction of a letter to the Mayor of Lille from General Birdwood announcing the cessation of all hostilities as agreed to by Marshall Foch at 11 o'clock, 11th November, 1918. This is a text based poster with no images. The text is printed in black ink on a background of pink tissue paper.

A commemorative colour poster published c.1920 as a record of Australia's voluntary effort in the Great War. The composition is similar to that of an Honour Roll and features in the top centre a depiction of the rising sun badge within a wreath. A framed portrait of King George V is positioned...

Depicts staff of the 1st and 2nd Australian Divisions standing outside the chateau at St Gratien to farewell General Birdwood. The chateau was used as headquarters for the AIF. William 'Birdie' Birdwood, a British officer, was appointed to command the Australian and New Zealand forces in 1914 and...

A watercolour of General William Birdwood (1865-1951). Birdwood, a British officer, was appointed to command the Australian and New Zealand forces in 1914 and led the ANZAC corps on Gallipoli. It was he who prepared the plan for the landing. Never regarded as an intellectual or a great strategist,...

ART15519

Digitised Collection

Record relating to the First World War service of 4700 Gunner (later Lieutenant) Colin Kingsmill, 5th Field Artillery Brigade. This record is a typed copy of Birdwood's address to the officers and men of the Australian forces prior to the landing at Gallipoli, and was collected by Kingsmill.

Letter relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Charles Pope VC, 11th Battalion. The letter was written by General Birdwood to Mrs Pope on 1 July 1917. The letter was sent following the death of Charles Pope Louverval in April 1917 and in it, General Birdwood expresses his both his...

Six handwritten diaries compiled by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood spanning 1915 - 1920. The diaries commence on 1 January 1915 and cover the period before the landing at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Daily entries record events at Gallipoli including the landing, the armistice in May, Lord...

This personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood commences with the recording of several names and addresses. Diary entries begin from 1 January 1915 when Birdwood was stationed in Cairo. The diary records his visits to Imbros and Mudros in March 1915 and preparations for the landing at...

This file contains a bundle of items that were originally interspersed through the pages of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s 1915 diary. These items include dried flowers, name cards, postage stamps and newspaper clippings. The contents of this file includes:
Name card for Mr A McIlwaith,...

This personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood commences with a narrative of the events of December 1915, the troops being en route to Egypt after their withdrawal from Gallipoli. Entries begin on 1 January 1916 with a visit to Sedd-el-Bahr to see General Brulard. Subsequent entries...

This file contains a bundle of items that were originally interspersed through the pages of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s 1916 diary. These items include name cards and newspaper clippings. The contents of this file includes:
Newspaper clipping titled 'Australian periscopic rifle: General...

The beginning of this personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood contains notes on despatches in the London Gazette and the dates that they were published. Regular diary entries commence from I ANZAC Corps Headquarters in a chateau at Heilly on 1 January 1917. During February, there are...

This file contains a bundle of items that were originally interspersed through the pages of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s 1917 diary. These items include souvenirs, newspaper clippings, artworks and telegrams. The contents of this file include:
Newspaper clipping, no title [reports...

At the beginning of this personal diary, Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood records several names and addresses as well as a list of London Gazette references. The diary entries commence on 1 January 1918. Some of the personalities mentioned in these entries include: Rawlinson, Hobbs, White,...

This file contains a bundle of items that were originally interspersed through the pages of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s 1918 diary. These items include name cards, newspaper clippings and official messages. The contents of this file include:
Newspaper clipping titled 'Hope for British...

This personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood commences on 1 January 1919 with visits to towns and cities on the Western Front, including Lille and Étaples. Back in England, Birdwood records morning horse rides with Wattle. Entries from 15 November detail his departure to Australia...

This file contains a bundle of items that were originally interspersed through the pages of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s 1919 diary. These items include newspaper clippings and handwritten notes. The contents of this file include:
Newspaper clipping, no title [report on Gallipoli],...

This personal diary of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood commences with 128 pages of advertisements and a trade and services directory. Diary entries commence from the Esplanade Hotel in Perth on 1 January 1920. The entries are very detailed and record the daily visits and activities related to...

This file contains a bundle of items that were originally interspersed through the pages of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s 1920 diary. These items include newspaper clippings and name cards. The contents of this file include:
Newspaper clipping, no title [reports the birth of a son for Mrs...

This file contains an extensive series of letters between Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and various correspondents, covering the years 1915 - 1919. Much of the 1915 correspondence deals with events at Gallipoli, including letters from Lieutenant General Sir Ian Hamilton and Colonel Lord...

This folder contains 21 letters received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood from men of various military and civilian positions between 29 March and 29 December 1915. Some of the correspondents featured in this file are General Sir Ian Hamilton, Lord Charles Hardinge (Viceroy of India), and Sir...

This folder contains 69 letters received by Field Marshal Lord Birdwood from men of various military and civilian positions between 3 January and 14 December 1917. Some of the correspondents include Field Marshal Douglas Haig, Lieutenant General Sir James Whiteside McCay, Lieutenant General Sir...

This folder contains 38 letters received by Field Marshal Lord Birdwood from men and women of various military and civilian positions between 1 January and 25 December 1918. Some of the correspondents are Field Marshal Douglas Haig, Lieutenant General Sir Joseph John Talbot Hobbs, Isabel...

This folder contains 25 letters received by Field Marshal Lord Birdwood from men and women of various military and civilian positions between 1 January and 10 November 1919. Some of these correspondents were Sir George Foster Pearce (Minister for Defence), General Sir John Monash, Charles Delesalle...

Folder of 11 papers and letters received or written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 5 February 1909 and 1 February 1919. Some of these correspondents included Brigadier General Thomas Griffiths and General Sir Beauchamp Duff. The majority of these letters discuss matters of...

Folder of 52 papers and letters received or written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 1 May 1916 and 1925. Some of these correspondents include William Morris “Billy” Hughes (Prime Minister of Australia), Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson...

Folder of 10 orders and letters written and received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, 5 October 1915 to 4 August 1917. The majority of these are official military orders distributed by Birdwood, General Sir Charles Carmichael Monro, and Lieutenant General Sir Launcelot Edward Kiggell. The...

Folder of 8 letters to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 10 and 29 June 1916. These letters relate to the death of Lord Kitchener. Amongst the correspondents included in this series is Captain Henry Franklin Chevallier Kitchener (Viscount Broome), the nephew of Earl Kitchener.
This file...

Folder containing copies of 12 letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to various people between 19 July 1916 and 16 September 1918. Some of the correspondents in this file include William Morris “Billy” Hughes (Prime Minister of Australia), Major General Sir Ernest Dunlop...

Folder of 7 letters and pamphlets received and written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between June 1917 and 24 March 1920. The correspondence in this file discusses the topics of discipline, repatriation, and the AIF Education scheme. Some of the correspondents include Sir George Foster...

Folder of 4 letters exchanged between Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and Sir Charles Gregory Wade concerning the Dora Ohlfsen ANZAC Medal Fund, 1 September to 11 September 1919. These letters discuss the motivation behind the fund, the advertising of the fund, and the names to be used for...

A series of letters exchanged between Birdwood and Lord Liverpool (Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe), Governor of New Zealand. These letters discuss topics such as the withdrawal of troops from Gallipoli, the use of New Zealand hospital ships, reinforcements, training of troops, and...

Folder of six letters written by Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe (Lord Liverpool) to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 22 December 1915 and 7 June 1917. These letters discuss the SS Maheno, the standard of New Zealand troops, the problems of censorship in regards to telegrams,...

Folder of 11 letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Arthur William de Brito Savile Foljambe (Lord Liverpool), between 13 December 1915 and 20 January 1919. These letters discuss topics such as the SS Maheno, the evacuation from Gallipoli, New Zealand troops, Anzac Day 1916, the...

A series of letters between Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and the New Zealand Minister for Defence, Sir James Allen. The correspondence covers topics relevant to the New Zealand war effort and also the impact of events that occur in Australia on New Zealand and its population. Some of the...

Folder of 23 letters written to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood by Sir James Allen, New Zealand Minister of Defence, between 31 March 1915 and 3 September 1918. In early 1917, Allen was awarded a KCB and this is reflected in the titles given to the letters within this file. This file also...

Folder of 29 letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir James Allen, New Zealand Minister of Defence, between 15 May 1915 and 31 October 1919. In early 1917, Allen was awarded a KCB and this is reflected in the titles given to the letters within this file. This folder also...

A series of letters exchanged between Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and Sir Keith Murdoch, covering in detail the Australian referendum on conscription in 1916, of which Murdoch wrote '...it is characteristic of them that they should genuinely dislike forcing others to come to the hell of...

This folder contains 21 letters written by Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 23 October 1916 and 10 June 1918. Also included is a telegram sent by Murdoch to The Sun newspaper in relation to the promotion of Monash to Corps Commander. Some of the topics...

This series contains letters exchanged by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson between 4 August 1915 and 4 September 1919. During this period, Munro Ferguson was the Governor-General of Australia. Some of the subjects discussed in these letters include...

This file contains 36 letters from Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 4 August 1915 and 14 March 1917. There are also letters from General Sir Archibald James Murray and Sir George Foster Pearce. Some of the topics covered in these letters include...

This file contains 36 letters, including attachments, from Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 10 May 1917 and 10 June 1919. Some of the topics discussed in these letters are recruitment, the conscription referendum, supply of reinforcements,...

This folder contains copies of 10 letters and cablegrams sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir Munro Ferguson, Governor-General of Australia, between 17 May 1915 and 22 December 1915. Some of the topics discussed in these letters include the death of General William Throsby Bridges,...

This folder contains copies of 13 letters sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson between 23 January and 31 December 1916. During this period, Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson was the Governor-General of Australia. Some of the topics covered in these...

This folder contains copies of 16 letters sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson between 17 January and 31 December 1917. During this period, Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson was the Governor-General of Australia. Some of the topics covered in these...

This folder contains copies of 13 letters sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson between 3 February and 6 December 1918. During this period, Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson was the Governor-General of Australia. Some of the topics covered in these...

This folder contains copies of 7 letters sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson between 20 January and 4 September 1919. During this period, Sir Ronald Craufurd Munro Ferguson was the Governor-General of Australia. Some of the subjects discussed in these...

This folder contains 7 letters exchanged by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and Lady Helen Munro Ferguson between 7 April 1918 and 8 July 1919. The letters discuss Lady Munro Ferguson’s work with the Red Cross, and the people whom she believes deserve official recognition. Other subjects...

A series of letters exchanged between Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and Sir George Foster Pearce whilst Pearce was serving as the Australian Minister of Defence. Topics discussed include the campaign to take Bapaume in France, the appointment of Australian officers, the Australian federal...

This folder contains copies of 23 letters sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir George Foster Pearce between 8 November 1915 and 11 March 1917. During this period, Sir George Foster Pearce was the Minister of Defence in Australia. Some of the subjects discussed in these letters include...

This folder contains copies of 36 letters sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Sir George Foster Pearce between 17 March 1917 and 10 October 1919. During this period, Sir George Foster Pearce was the Minister of Defence in Australia. The original file cover, located with 7/1 Part 1,...

This folder contains 29 letters addressed to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood from Sir George Foster Pearce between 11 September 1915 and 23 January 1919. During this time, Pearce was the Minister of Defence in Australia. These letters discuss various subjects including reinforcements, medical...

This series contains letters exchanged by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood with members of his immediate and extended family. There is an extensive series of letters written by Birdwood to his wife, Lady Janetta Hope Birdwood, dated 1915, 1916, and 1918. There are also letters from his son and...

This folder contains 36 letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Lady Janetta Birdwood between 25 March and 27 December 1915. Subjects discussed in these letters include Australian soldiers, the dangers of shelling on the beaches, the sinking of the Triumph, the death of Bridges,...

This folder contains 8 letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Lady Janetta Birdwood between 1 January 1916 and 11 November 1918. Subjects discussed in these letters include the evacuation from the Gallipoli peninsula, loss of horse ships, the keenness of troops to go to France,...

This file contains 28 items, predominately letters, exchanged by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and immediate and extended family members during the period 12 March 1902 to 18 October 1918. Subjects discussed in these letters include plans to force the Dardanelles, Birdwood’s relative...

This album of postcards contains 36 postcards that were collected by Lydia Joan Birdwood. Joan Birdwood was Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s niece. The postcards are addressed to various recipients, including members of Birdwood’s immediate and extended family, between 1902 and 1909.
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This album of postcards contains 34 postcards that were collected by Lydia Joan Birdwood. Joan Birdwood was Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s niece. The postcards are addressed to various recipients, including members of Birdwood’s immediate and extended family, between 1902 and 1906.
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This album of postcards contains 38 postcards that were collected by Lydia Joan Birdwood. Joan Birdwood was Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s niece. The postcards are addressed to various recipients, including members of Birdwood’s immediate and extended family, between 1902 and 1919. One...

This album of postcards contains 37 postcards that were collected by Lydia Joan Birdwood. Joan Birdwood was Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s niece. The postcards are addressed to various recipients, including members of Birdwood’s immediate and extended family, between 1901 and 1918. One...

This album of postcards contains 37 postcards that were collected by Lydia Joan Birdwood. Joan Birdwood was Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s niece. The postcards are addressed to various recipients, including members of Birdwood’s immediate and extended family, between 1899 and 1905.
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This series contains a variety of letters, telegrams, and other material received or written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood during the period 27 June 1903 to 26 December 1950. Included in this series are letters from William Morris Hughes (Prime Minister of Australia), Sir Ronald Craufurd...

This folder contains 67 letters and telegrams sent to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood about his visit to Australia and New Zealand during 1920. Also included in this file are several poems including one poem titled “Jealous of Birdie”, which was found near Bullecourt and sent to Birdwood...

This folder contains 47 letters, postcards, and business cards sent from various correspondents to Birdwood between 8 January 1912 and 24 January 1938. Many of the letters discuss various visits of Birdwood to Australia in 1920, 1932, and 1934. Many also congratulate Birdwood on being admitted to...

This folder contains 5 telegrams and an original envelope received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 31 October and 30 November 1914. These telegrams relate to the declaration of war with Turkey and the appointment of Birdwood to command the Australian and New Zealand Corps.
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This folder contains 10 telegrams, letters, and compilations of telegram messages received and sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 21 May 1915 and 25 December 1915. These telegrams relate to the Gallipoli campaign, including the evacuation, Birdwood’s receipt of the Grand Cross of...

This folder contains 11 telegrams, letters, and compilations of telegram messages received and sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 1 April and 3 September 1916. The subjects of these telegrams include the deaths of Kitchener and Fitzgerald, re-organisation of the AIF, Pozieres,...

This folder contains 11 telegrams received and sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 27 January and 17 November 1917. This folder contains congratulatory telegrams for honours received by Birdwood as well as for successes of Australian troops in France.
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Telegram...

This folder contains 5 telegrams exchanged or received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 17 September and 19 October 1917. This set of correspondence also includes telegrams from the Australian Minister of Defence, George Foster Pearce; the Secretary of State for the Colonies, Walter...

This folder contains copies of two telegrams exchanged between Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and the Australian Minister of Defence, George Foster Pearce, in November 1917. These telegrams discuss arrangements for AIF troops to participate in the conscription referendum of 22 December 1917....

This folder contains 24 letters and telegrams sent and received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 28 January 1918 and 18 December 1918. Subjects discussed in these telegrams include Australian troops, Lille, Birdwood as Commanding Officer of the Australian troops, Tournay, Toulon,...

This folder contains 17 telegrams and letters received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 15 January 1919 and 18 April 1950. The subjects covered include Birdwood’s visit to Australia in 1920, Christmas and New Year greetings, invitations, promotions, and Anzac Day.
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This folder contains three letters sent by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 29 January 1938 and 18 January 1939. Although the title of the file specifically mentions Kemal Ataturk’s funeral, there are also other letters in this file. Subjects covered include Kemal Ataturk’s funeral,...

This folder contains twenty-two letters written and received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between about June 1918 to 26 December 1950. Several of these letters were exchanged between Birdwood and the First Battalion AIF Association, as well as a letter from Birdwood’s daughter, Judith,...

This folder contains 16 letters written or received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 27 June 1903 and 1 March 1937. Subjects discussed in these letters include Australian soldiers in Cairo, the importance of remaining at Gallipoli, Birdwood’s command, storms of November 1915,...

This series contains speeches, addresses, and other papers written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 1918 and about 1945. This series also include papers written by other individuals between 1915 and 1932, including General Sir Cyril Brudenell White, Lord Northcliffe, and the Mayor of...

This folder contains nine speeches, addresses, army orders and official army despatches compiled between 20 May 1915 and 1919. The contents of this file were written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, General Sir Ian Hamilton, the Mayor of Lille, and Lord Northcliffe. Some of the subjects...

This folder contains 18 speeches, addresses and other papers written by Birdwood between 1932 through to the years of the Second World War. A telegram from Lieutenant General Cyril Brudenell Bingham White to Birdwood is also included. Some of the subjects discussed in these papers include...

This folder contains 25 speeches, addresses, and other papers written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and others between December 1919 and October 1920, on the occasion of his visit to Australia with his wife, Lady Janetta Birdwood, and his daughter, Judith Birdwood. The battalions, VC...

This series comprises correspondence and operation reports written or received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood relating to the Bapaume and Bullecourt campaigns on the Western Front in 1917. French operation orders, reports and instructions compiled by Marshal Ferdinand Foch and Marshal...

This file contains ten items written or received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between May and October 1917. Included in this file are four copies of a report on the operations by 1st ANZAC Corps between 17 March and 13 May 1917. Each of these reports contains a map showing the Hindenburg...

This file contains three items written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between May 1917 and 26 March 1918. Included in this file are copies of a report written by Birdwood on the operations by 1st ANZAC Corps between 17 March and 13 May 1917. Copies of this report are also located in File...

This file contains 28 items written or received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between April 1915 and March 1918. The majority of the items relate to Gallipoli and are known to be duplicates of correspondence, reports and telegrams held in other files within the Birdwood collection.
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This series comprises correspondence relating to the 1917 federal election in Australia, as well as correspondence and official documents about the 1916 and 1917 referendums on conscription. The correspondents featured in this series include Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, Sir Keith Arthur...

This file contains ten letters and telegrams exchanged between Birdwood, Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch, Frederick William Young and Brigadier General Sir Robert Murray McCheyne Anderson. The subject of these letters is the Australian federal election on 5 May 1917 and the Conscription Referendum held on...

This file contains 23 messages, instructions, telegrams, and letters exchanged between Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and others about the 1916 and 1917 conscription referendums. Correspondents in this file include Sir Keith Arthur Murdoch and Prime Minister William Morris Hughes. This file...

This series contains certificates, drawings, ephemera and other personal items compiled by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, his wife, Lady Janetta Birdwood, and his daughter, Judith. The items are dated from 1910 through to post-war period, including papers relating to Birdwood’s visit to...

This file contains nine certificates and other personal items related to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, his wife Lady Janetta Birdwood and his daughter Judith. The items are dated from 1910 through to the end of the First World War in 1918, and include the citations for the mention in...

This file contains nine literary items that were collected by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood. These items were written during the First World War or shortly afterwards and include poems, stories and historical accounts.
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Poem titled "The First Expeditionary Force", by...

Hand-painted silk scroll presented to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood by the Burnie branch of the Returned Sailors and Soldiers Imperial League during Birdwood’s visit to Australia in 1920. The scroll is printed on silk, with decorative leaves around the borders. The scroll was presented by...

This file contains eight watercolours painted at Gallipoli by Sapper Horace Millchamp Moore-Jones. Sapper Moore-Jones served with the New Zealand unit, 1st Field Company of Engineers.
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Painting by Sapper Horace Millchamp Moore-Jones titled “Anzac Cove from north”,...

A written report of proceedings from a meeting of 3,500 women in South Australia during the First World War. The women who attended this meeting had assembled to send a message to men in France as well as Egypt and Palestine. This message was typed and signed by representatives from all...

This file contains a certificate to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood from the Municipal Council of New Norfolk, Tasmania after the First World War. The certificate and the accompanying leather scroll cover were presented to Birdwood during his visit to New Norfolk as part of his Australian tour...

This file contains a certificate to Birdwood from the Mayor, Aldermen and Citizens of the City of Hobart after the First World War. The certificate and the accompanying leather scroll were presented to Birdwood during his visit to Hobart as part of his Australian tour on 11 February 1920.

This series contains 366 black and white photographs dated between 1914 and 1930. Some of these photographs relate to the Birdwood family but the majority are official photographs taken at Gallipoli and on the Western Front during the First World War. There are also aerial photographs taken over...

This file contains 17 official photographs of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, other commanding officers, and civic events following the end of the First World War. Items in this file that include a photographs number in the description can also be found separately on the Memorial’s website...

This file contains 27 official photographs and postcards collected by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood. These items relate to the Western Front and Birdwood’s post-war visit to Australia with his wife, Lady Janetta Hope Gonville Birdwood, and his daughter, Judith. Items in this file that...

This file contains 45 photographs collected by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, and includes black and white photographs that were largely taken at Gallipoli in 1915. The file also includes photographs of Birdwood’s parents, post-war family groups, and the visit to Australia by Birdwood, his...

This file includes 78 black and white official photographs taken on the Western Front during the First World War, which now form part of the collection of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood. These photographs show British officers, Australian soldiers, opening of memorials to fallen soldiers,...

This file contains 81 black and white photographs collected by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood. These photographs include family photographs as well as official war photographs of the Western Front and England, taken between 1917 and 1918. Featured in these photographs are the ruins and...

This series contains a variety of ephemera collected by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and his family between 1915 and 1930. Included in this series are postage stamps, menus, programs, Christmas cards and maps. Amongst the content are several items related to the organisation and itinerary of...

This file includes 13 Christmas cards and postcards received or sent by the Birdwood family between 1915 and 1939. Christmas cards from other army personnel as well as unit cards are included in the file as well as copies of the greeting card that was distributed by Birdwood in 1915. The following...

This file contains 33 souvenirs related to the visits of Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, Lady Birdwood, and their daughter, Judith, to Australia between December 1919 and July 1920 and again in 1932. Also included are souvenirs from their visit to New Zealand in 1920. These souvenirs include...

This file includes 12 items related to commemoration events like Anzac Day services, openings of war memorials and funerals of army personnel. The souvenirs in this file relate to these events in England, France, New Zealand, and Australia between 1916 and 1938.
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Souvenir...

This file includes 15 publications and other souvenirs related to the First World War or created during the interwar years. One of these items is a leaflet about the Kitchener Flag Fund, which was to be raffled by the Art Union with a portion of the ticket price being distributed towards...

This file includes eight souvenirs related to the First World War. These items include calendars, concert programs, tickets to special events, and novelty souvenirs.
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Harefield Park calendar, 1916
Program for a tree-felling competition judged by Field Marshal Lord William...

This ledger is an index to correspondence sent and received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood during the First World War. The ledger includes ranks, names and addresses and dates of people with whom correspondence was exchanged. The specified dates do not include the year of the correspondent...

This series contains a large number of newspaper cuttings dating from the First World War relating to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood as well as a smaller number about his family during these years. There are also a number of newspaper cuttings related to his post-war visits to Australia in...

This scrapbook, created by Lady Janetta Gonville Hope Birdwood, contains newspaper cuttings dating from 7 May 1915 to 12 January 1916. These newspaper cuttings relate to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, the relationship he formed with the Anzacs at Gallipoli, the Gallipoli campaign, the...

84 newspaper cuttings collected largely by Lady Janetta Gonville Hope Birdwood covering Australian actions that included Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood, from a cross section of the First World War. This file includes articles on the ANZAC anniversary, breaching of the Hindenburg line,...

This file contains an envelope of British newspaper cuttings related to celebrations in France, particularly Lille, regarding the re-occupation by the Allies during October and November 1918. There are 19 items, with a total of 26 individual newspaper articles included in this file.
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This file contains an envelope of 19 individual newspaper cuttings related to the First World War and Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood’s visit to Australia in 1937. Also included are a newspaper cutting from early November 1916 and another article regarding the election and attempts to employ...

Envelope containing newspaper cuttings, in both French and English, regarding the liberation of Lille. There are 89 items in this file with the majority being individual newspaper cuttings from French, British, and Australian newspapers. There are also extracts taken from magazines, with the main...

This file contains 67 newspaper cuttings dating from the First World War. The majority of these articles discuss the evacuation from Gallipoli and Anzac commemoration in London. There is also a copy of The Argus from 12 November 1918, a copy of an address to the troops by Marshal Foch, a ticket...

Autograph book belonging to Mr Alfred Thomas Sharp. Alfred Sharp was the Commonwealth Immigration Officer of Victoria and was based in the London Office during the First World War. He and his wife hosted and visited many soldiers, particularly those from Victoria, who were recuperating in London. ...

Photocopy of the First World War diary of Major Sydney Cook, 2nd Battalion. Includes biographical information for Sister Elsie Sheppard Cook and Major George Sydney Cook, compiled by their son Peter Joseph Cook.
This diary covers the period from 21 August 1914 to 5 December 1914. Cook describes...

Personal army papers relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Colonel Frederick William Gadsby Annand, 7th Field Company Engineers and 2nd Pioneer Battalion. This file contains notices and congratulatory letters regarding his commission, promotion and award of the Distinguished Service...

This file contains eleven telegrams, messages and letters to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood regarding the Gallipoli campaign that were sent between 5 June 1915 and early 1916. Some of the correspondents include General Gourard, Admiral Guepratte, Lord Kitchener, General Cox and Colonel Sir...

This file contains addresses and accounts given by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between early 1916 and 1917. These addresses were given to Australian troops during a church parade shortly after the evacuation from Gallipoli and at the opening of a building funded by the Australian Red Cross....

This file contains copies of 22 letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Lord Clive Wigram between 3 December 1915 and 8 August 1919. These letters are largely written to Wigram in his capacity as the Assistant Secretary to King George V and many mention messages to be passed on to...

This file contains correspondence, reports regarding operations of the Dardanelles Army, and official reports on the commission into the Dardanelles campaign in 1917. The original envelope in which these official reports were received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood is also included. General...

This file contains reports written and received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood in regards to reconnaissance of the Dardanelles in preparation for the Gallipoli landing. The subjects covered include objections to landing in the the Gulf of Xeros, co-operations with the Royal Navy, potential...

This file contains letters and gazette notices sent and received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 31 March 1915 and 20 March 1917. The correspondents include General Sir Alexander John Godley, General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell, Major General Charles Edward Callwell, General Sir...

This file contains letters and telegrams exchanged between Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and General Jean Marie Joseph Armand Brulard between 1 January and 9 January 1916. Some of these telegrams have been written in French. Subjects discussed in these file include the evacuation from Helles...

This file contains letters exchanged by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and Colonel Oswald Arthur Gerald Fitzgerald between 24 May 1915 and 5 June 1916. Some of the subjects discussed in these letters include the May Armistice at Gallipoli, the evacuation from Gallipoli, re-organisation of the...

This file contains letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton between 1 April 1915 and 31 January 1917. In some of these letters, Birdwood addresses Hamilton as “General Johnny”. Birdwood has annotated the original cover with some of the...

This file contains twelve letters written to Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood by General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton between 26 May 1915 and 14 February 1917. These letters discuss early days at Anzac and the evacuation of Anzac Cove, Suvla and Helles. The bulk of these letters are...

This file contains letters exchanged by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood and Colonel Sir Maurice Pascal Alers Hankey between 18 July 1915 and 16 March 1916. Hankey was the Secretary to the Committee of Imperial Defence. The letters written by Birdwood are typed copies of the originals, with some...

This file contains 10 letters from Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener between 3 May 1915 and 16 January 1916. These letters discuss the landing at Gallipoli, early days at Anzac Cove, Lone Pine, and the evacuation of Anzac Cove, Suvla Bay and Helles. Included in...

This file contains telegrams exchanged by Lord Horatio Herbert Kitchener and Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 3 November 1915 and 8 December 1915. The telegrams are often addressed to General Maxwell, although their intended recipient is usually identified in the text as being Lord...

This file includes despatches by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood about the evacuation from Gallipoli between December 1915 and January 1916. The file itself was identified as Item 10 on Birdwood's original listing of files related to the Dardanelles campaign. This original list can be found in...

This file contains letters exchanged by Birdwood and the Secretary of the Dardanelles Commission, Mr Edward Grimwood Mears, between December 1916 and 1 April 1917. These letters discuss the Gallipoli campaign and the evidence required for the Royal Commission into the Dardanelles Campaign. The file...

This file consists of miscellaneous papers relating to army operations and the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force during 1915. War establishment tables for the Australian New Zealand Army Corps, official rules for correspondence, and the order of battle for the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force are...

This file consists of documents relating to naval call signals and the composition of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps during 1915. The file itself was identified as Item 15 on Birdwood's original listing of files related to the Dardanelles campaign. This original list can be found in...

This file contains telegrams, memos and letters sent to either General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell as the General Officer Commanding (Egypt) stationed in Cairo, or Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood as the General Officer Commanding Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, between 21 February and 28...

This file contains reports written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood about his first visit to Gallipoli in February 1915, and filing lists compiled by Birdwood. Some of the topics discussed in this file include reconnaissance in the Dardanelles, requested supplies for Mudros, and options for...

This file includes letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood relating to preparations for the landing and operations at Gallipoli on 25 April 1915. Some of the topics discussed include Birdwood's concern over the delay with executing the plans for the landing, the lack of water on the...

This file includes reports written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood relating to the Turkish counter attacks of 18 and 19 May 1915. The file itself was part of Item 1 on Birdwood's list of files submitted as evidence to the Dardanelles Commission. This original list can be found in 3DRL/3376...

This file focuses on the Turkish attack of 31 May 1915 and reports from an English-speaking Armenian prisoner. The file itself was part of Item 1 on Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood's list of files submitted as evidence to the Dardanelles Commission. This original list can be found in 3DRL/3376...

This file includes letters, reports, and orders related to operations at Gallipoli during August 1915. Subjects discussed in these items include water supply, the landscape of Gallipoli, plans for Hill 971, and reports on the actions at Lone Pine and the Turkish counter attack of 10 August 1915....

This file contains letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood to General Sir Walter Pipon Braithwaite, General Sir Ian Standish Monteith Hamilton, and General Sir John Grenfell Maxwell about the need for reinforcements and the provision of canteen stores. The letters were written...

This file contains letters written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood regarding the 9th Corps right flank between 25 August and 2 December 1915. This file was part of Item 1 on Birdwood's list of files submitted as evidence to the Dardanelles Commission. This original list can be found in...

This file contains letters and telegrams written between 4 November 1915 and 13 February 1917 about the evacuation from ANZAC Cove and Suvla. The correspondence in this file includes plans for the evacuation and reports written after it was completed. This file was part of Item 1 on Field Marshal...

This file contains letters and telegrams about the evacuation from ANZAC Cove and Suvla that were sent and received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 1 December 1915 and 17 December 1915. Also mentioned in this file are plans for Helles before evacaution. This file contains...

This file contains letters and telegrams about the evacuation from ANZAC Cove and Suvla that were sent and received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 1 December 1915 and 17 December 1915. Also mentioned in this file are plans for Helles before evacuation. This file contains...

This file contains letters and telegrams written or received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 22 December 1915 and 11 January 1916. This correspondence discusses the evacuation from Helles. Some of the correspondents in this file are Birdwood as General Officer Commanding Dardanelles...

This file contains letters and telegrams written or received by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood between 22 December 1915 and 11 January 1916. This correspondence discusses the evacuation from Helles. Some of the correspondents in this file are Birdwood as General Officer Commanding Dardanelles...

This file contains telegrams, letters and memorandums related to the landing at Gallipoli, the death of General Bridges, King’s Birthday greetings, and the departure of Admiral Thursby from Gallipoli. Some of the correspondence in this file relates to Winston Churchill as First Lord of the...

This file contains letters, memorandums, and orders related to Gallipoli and Egypt. Also included is correspondence on discipline at Ismailia. Some of the correspondents in this file include Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood as General Officer Commanding A & NZ Army Corps, Lieutenant General...

This file contains reports, telegrams, maps and articles related to Gallipoli and the Western Front during the First World War. Included in this file are Turkish documents and reports from interviews with Turkish officers after the war. This file also includes material from 1900, as well as some...

This file contains a letter written by Field Marshal Lord William Birdwood regarding a letter he received about the last man to leave Gallipoli. This is a typed copy of the original reply that was sent to Mr Park, dated 25 September 1933. In this letter, Birdwood comments on the numbers of people...

Letter relating to the First World War service of 1901 Sergeant Robert William Wyllie Adam, 11th Battalion, France, 1916. The letter was written by Field Marshal Birdwood to Mrs Adam on the 23 August 1916 and expresses his sympathy for the loss of her son.

Transcribed letterbook relating to the First World War service of Captain Harold Edwin Salisbury Armitage, 50th Battalion. The original letters were written whilst serving in Mudros and France and sent by Harold Armitage to his parents between 5 June 1916 and 10 January 1918. The letters describe...

Diary relating to the First World War service of 1586 Private Verner Gladders Knuckey, 2nd Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. The diary was kept by Private Knuckey between 16 December 1917 and 16 May 1918. In the diary Private Knuckey describes the effects of cold weather on morale, recounts an...

Transcript of a diary relating to the First World War service of 1586 Private Verner Gladders Knuckey, 2nd Squadron, Australian Flying Corps. The original diary was kept by Private Knuckey between 16 December 1917 and 16 May 1918. In the diary Private Knuckey describes the effects of cold weather...

File relating to the First World War service of Major General John Monash, 3rd Australian Division. This file consists of one bound volume of letters transcribed in 1934 with the contents ranging in dates from 24 December 1914 to 4 March 1917. These letters cover Monash's departure from Australia...

File relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, Repatriation and Demobilisation, AIF. This file consists of one bound volume of letters transcribed in 1934 with the contents ranging in dates from 4 March 1916 to 28 December 1918. These letters cover Monash's...

File relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, Australian Corps. This file consist of programs, letters and telegrams collected by Monash between 17 March 1918 and 27 August 1918.
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Description of acts for the opera 'Manole', in...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Colonel John Monash, 4th Infantry Brigade. This file, originally part of Book 5, covers 16 May to 25 May 1915 and includes messages, signals and other official correspondence relating to troop movement, defensive action, various operations,...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Colonel John Monash, 4th Infantry Brigade. This file, originally part of Book 5, covers 25 May 1915 and 10 June 1915 and includes information on the distribution of troops in the 4th Brigade, coordination of trench relief, reports on key...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General John Monash, 4th Infantry Brigade. This file, originally part of Book 6, covers 12 July 1915 and 3 August 1915 and includes information on troop movement, the promotion of officers, intelligence reports, information on gas...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General John Monash, 4th Infantry Brigade. This file, originally part of Book 6, covers 3 August 1915 to 7 August 1915 and includes extensive official documents and communications relating to the attack on Hill 971, carried out...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General John Monash, 4th Infantry Brigade. This file, originally part of Book 7, covers 8 August 1915 to 15 August 1915 and includes summaries of events during the attack on Hill 971, information on the 15th Infantry Battalion,...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General John Monash, 4th Infantry Brigade. This file, originally part of Book 9, covers 10 September 1915 to 30 October 1915 and includes divisional orders on the movement of troops through Lemnos harbour, papers relating to...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General John Monash, 4th Infantry Brigade. This file, originally part of Book 10, covers 25 November 1915 to 30 November 1915 and includes letters from Monash questioning the lack of officers in the 13th Battalion and requesting...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General John Monash, 4th Infantry Brigade. This file, originally part of Book 11, covers 1 December 1915 to 25 December 1915 and includes documents relating to the preparations for and eventual evacuation of Gallipoli as well as...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General John Monash, 4th Infantry Brigade. This file, originally part of Book 12, covers 1 March 1916 to 29 April 1916 and includes documents relating to troop training, specifically on machine guns and grenades, a booklet...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General John Monash, 4th Infantry Brigade. This file, originally part of Book 12, covers 2 May 1916 to 31 May 1916 and includes recommendations for the promotions of Captain Locke and Captain Hansen, a list of promotions,...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General John Monash, 4th Infantry Brigade. This file, originally part of Book 13, covers 1 July 1916 and 16 August 916, contains aerial photographs and maps of the trenches around Lys, advice on fighting in France and the 'lessons...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Major General John Monash, 3rd Australian Division. This file, originally part of Book 14, covers 1 December 1916 to 10 February 1917 and includes an extensive report on weather patterns in France, a circular on rationing of stores,...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Major General John Monash, 3rd Australian Division. This file, originally part of Book 15, covers 1 April 1917 to 10 May 1917 and includes a number of documents titled 'Magnum Opus', relating to the Messines Offensive of June 1917. These...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Major General John Monash, 3rd Australian Division. This file, originally part of Book 15, covers 10 May 1917 to 9 June 1917 and includes documents and messages relating to the Messines Offensive of June 1917, timetables for specific attacks...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Major General John Monash, 3rd Australian Division. This file, originally part of Book 16, covers 1 August 1917 to 3 September 1917 and includes documents relating to a number of small offensives fought during Passchendaele. The documents...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Major General John Monash, 3rd Australian Division. This file, originally part of Book 17, covers 1 November 1917 to 13 January 1918 and includes orders, operation documents and plans relating to the third phase of fighting at Ypres. It...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Major General John Monash, 3rd Australian Division. This file, originally part of Book 17, covers 14 January 1918 to 11 February 1918 and includes correspondence between Monash and Brigadier General Goddard relating to the return of Captain...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Major General John Monash, 3rd Australian Division. This file, originally part of Book 17, covers 11 February 1918 to 18 March 1918 and includes documents relating to a number of raids carried out in February and March. In particular, it...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Major General John Monash, 3rd Australian Division. This file, originally part of Book 18, covers 28 March 1918 to 20 April 1918 and includes correspondence regarding the defensive action at Morlancourt, statements supporting Sergeant...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Major General John Monash, 3rd Australian Division. This file, originally part of Book 18, covers 21 April 1918 to 8 May 1918 and includes an account of the death of Manfred Albrecht von Richthofen (the Red Baron) drawn from eyewitness...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Major General John Monash, 3rd Australian Division. This file, originally part of Book 18, covers 8 May 1918 to 25 May 1918 and includes correspondence regarding damage to civilian property in France by Australian personnel, a translated...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, Australian Corps. This file, originally part of Book 18, covers 25 May 1918 to 3 June 1918 and includes documents relating to Monash's ascension to comand of the Australian Corps and the make up of the...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, Australian Corps. This file, originally part of Book 19, covers 4 June 1918 to 24 June 1918 and includes documents relating to Monash's ongoing assessment of the Australian Corps and plans for the Hamel...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, Australian Corps. This file, originally part of Book 19, covers 23 June 1918 to 7 July 1918 and includes documents relating to the Hamel Offensive on 4 July 1918. These documents include a proposal paper...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, Australian Corps. This file, originally part of Book 20, covers 31 July to 15 August 1918 and includes documents and messages relating to the Battle of Amiens. It includes a detailed outline and plan for...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, Australian Corps. This file, originally part of Book 20, covers 15 August 1918 to 8 September 1918 and includes documents relating to the actions at Peronne and Mont St. Quentin and plans for the Battle of...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, Australian Corps. This file, originally part of Book 21, covers 10 September 1918 to 3 October 1918 and includes documents relating to the Epehy and Beaurevoir actions as well as plans for a restructuring...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, Australian Corps. This file, originally part of Book 21, covers 25 November 1918 to 31 December 1918 and includes lists of the work done by allied forces in 1918, notes from talks with the Prime Minster...

File of papers relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant General Sir John Monash, Repatriation and Demobilisation, AIF. This file, originally part of Book 22, covers 1 February 1919 to 10 April 1919 and includes advice on returning to Australian, the number of soldiers of Jewish faith,...

This series includes official and personal correspondence relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General Henry Arthur Henry Goddard.
This series contains:
Official Correspondence, 1915-1919;
Personal Correspondence, 1917-1955.

This sub series consists of letters of a personal nature received and sent by Brigadier General Henry Arthur Goddard during the years 1917 and 1955. This includes letters sent by Goddard's son during 1917 and numerous letters from soldiers of the 9th Infantry Brigade congratulating their...

Personal correspondence relating to the First World War service of Brigadier General Henry Arthur Goddard. This file includes letters from Brigadier General Goddard's family, friends and fellow soldiers.
This file contains:
Letter from Leo [son] to Father [Goddard], 27 May 1917;
Letter from Leo...

Letters relating to the First World War and Second World War service of Sister Alice Ross-King, 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station. Included in this file are letters congratulating Ross-King on her award of the Military Medal and the Royal Red Cross. Also included are two citations from the...

Letters relating to the First World War Service of 255 Lieutenant John Adams, 54th Battalion. Included in this file is a series of letters to Adams from various senior officers congratulating him on being awarded the Military Cross and Bar as well as his general good conduct. Also included is a...

Diary relating to the First World War service of 399 Lieutenant Ronald Alison McInnis, 53rd Battalion. Written between 19 June 1916 and the 12 March 1919, in this diary McInnis details his experiences as an engineer whilst serving with 26 Battalion and later 53 Battalion. Having been sent to the...

Transcript of diary and letter extracts relating to the First World War service of 399 Lieutenant Ronald Alison McInnis, 53rd Battalion. In this transcript, covering 22 May 1915 to 22 May 1919, McInnis details his experiences as an engineer whilst serving with 26 Battalion and later 53 Battalion....

Letters relating to the First World War service of 3019 Sergeant Cecil Charles Harpur Baldwin, 3rd Infantry Battalion. In a series of letters to his mother, Baldwin details his experiences whilst serving with 3rd Battalion on the Western Front. He describes 'listening' duty in the trenches at...

Transcript of diaries relating to the First World War service of Captain Alexander Jackson Cunningham 2nd Field Company Engineers. The transcripts cover of all four diaries, from 19 October 1914 to 17 May 1918, and provide detailed descriptions of his First World War service. The diaries serve as...

Diary relating to the First World War service of Captain Alexander Jackson Cunningham, 2nd Field Company Engineers. In this diary, kept between 17 October 1914 and 4 July 1916, Cunningham describes his journey to Egypt and subsequent deployment to the Gallipoli peninsula. As an accompaniment to his...

Diary relating to the First World War service of Captain Alexander Jackson Cunningham, 2nd Field Company Engineers. In this diary, kept between 4 July 1916 and 1 October 1916, Cunningham describes many locations on the Western Front, in particular those of Pozieres and the Ypres salient, and...

Letters relating to the First World Service of 953 Bombardier Frederick William Rowe, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade. Rowe describes the sights of Egypt (especially those of Cairo), military life, obervations of and memorable events involving his fellow Australian troops, the landing at ANZAC Cove,...

Diary relating to the First World War service of Sister Alice Ross-King. The diary, kept between 21 January 1917 and February 1919, details Ross-King's service with the Australian Army Nursing Service in France from 1917 to 1919. The entries in this diary differ somewhat to those preceding it. With...

Transcript of diaries relating to the First World War service of Sister Alice Ross-King, Australian Army Nursing Service. The transcript contains all of Sister Ross-King's diaries covering her wartime experiences and dating between 17 January 1915 and February 1919. For details of each individual...

Transcript of diary relating to the First World War service of Lieutenant Ben William Champion, 1st Infantry Battalion. In this diary, kept between 11 May 1915 and August 1918, Champion describes life on board his troop ship, the conduct of a burial at sea, the daily military routine in camp in...

Diary relating to the First World War service of 622 Private Herbert Vincent Reynolds, 1st Australian Field Ambulance. In this diary, kept between 1 January 1916 and 19 January 1917, Reynolds details his convalescence in England in early 1916 and his return service on the Western Front in early...

Diary relating to the First World War service of Major General William Throsby Bridges, 1st Division Headquarters. In this diary, kept between 1 January 1915 and 23 April 1915, Bridges details the preliminary planning for the Gallipoli campaign. He describes his is time in Egypt visiting the...

Transcript of diary relating to the First World War service of Major General William Throsby Bridges, 1st Division Headquarters. In the original diary, kept between 1 January 1915 and 23 April 1915, Bridges details the preliminary planning for the Gallipoli campaign.

Letters relating to the First World War service of 3470 Corporal Arthur Thomas, 6th Battalion. These letters, written between 15 October 1915 and 7 June 1918, were transcribed into one document by the family of Thomas. In these letters Thomas covers: embarkation day including what he called the...

Diary relating to the First World War service of 3470 Corporal Arthur Thomas, 6th Battalion. This diary was written by Thomas between 20 July 1916 and 5 June 1918 and it covers: building fortifications and digging trenches un protected in front of the Allied line out at night under direct German...

Transcript of diaries relating to the First World War service of 3470 Corporal Arthur Thomas, 6th Battalion. Transcript of the diary written by Arthur Thomas between 20 July 1916 and 5 June 1918 and was made by Thomas' family after the his death in 1918.

Diary relating to the First World War service of 1433 Private John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 8th Battalion. This is the first of six detailed diaries transcribed by Turnbull after the war, and documents his embarkation and subsequent service at Gallipoli with the 8th Battalion. This diary was...

Diary relating to the First World War service of 1433 Private John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 8th Battalion. This is the second of six detailed diaries transcribed by Turnbull after the war and documents his experiences in the years 1915 and 1916 originally written between 7 November 1915 and 26...

Diary relating to the First World War service of 1295 Driver John Henry Llewellyn Turnbull, 5th Divisional Ammunition Column. This is the fifth of six detailed diaries transcribed by Turnbull after the war and documents his experiences in 1918, originally written 1 January 1918 and 31 August...

Letters relating to the First World War service of 2430 Lance Corporal Wilfred Denver Gallwey, 47th Battalion. The letters were written to various members of his immediate family between January and July 1917. In these letters Gallwey describes his visit to London in January, his opinion of men he...

This series contains the diaries and notebook of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 7th Battalion. The three diaries cover McCrae’s journey to Egypt in 1914 and his service at Gallipoli the following year. The diaries have been transcribed from originals by McCrae’s father. This series also contains...

Diary relating to the First World War service of Major Geoffrey Gordon McCrae, 7th Battalion. This is a handwritten transcription made by McCrae’s father at some stage before the transcription was donated in 1927. The location of the original diary is unknown. This is the first of a two part...

File of notes, messages and letters, made during the First World War, relating to Captain Thomas Walter White, Mesopotamian Half Flight, Australian Flying Corps.
This file contains:
Handwritten note in French, 24 July 1918, to Thomas Walter White;
Handwritten message, 17 November 1918, from Aero...

Diary relating to the First World War service of Mary Ann ‘Bessie’ Pocock, Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS). This handwritten diary contains entries for the period 3 January 1917 to 3 January 1918, primarily detailing her service with the 2nd Australian Casualty Clearing Station (2ACCS),...

This series contains the original diaries and notebooks written or collected by Mary Anne 'Bessie' Pocock during the Boer War, First World War, and post-war periods. Within this series are eight diaries; five relating to her service with the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) during the First...

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Published Collection

Postcard comprising a montage of photographs, a map and text relating to the service of the Anzac Contingent. Below the heading 'A Gallipoli Souvenir' is a portrait of Lieutenant General Sir William Birdwood captioned 'The soul of Anzac', sketch map of the Gallipoli Peninsula, a crest of the...

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Timeline

Date of birth

1865-09-13

Kirkee, India.

Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)

1883

Joined the Royal Scots Fusiliers.

Other units

1885 - 1899

Served in India as a cavalry officer with the 12th Lancers, 11th Bengal Lancers and Viceroy's Bodyguard.

Other

1899 - 1902

Served in South Africa on the staff of General Lord Kitchener.

Date of honour or award

1908

Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) and Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE).

Date promoted

1911

Promoted to major general.

Other

1912

Served as Secretary of the Indian Army Department.

Other units

1914-11

Chosen to command a corps composed of the Australian and New Zealand troops in Egypt. They became known as the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps or ANZAC. This corps later served in Gallipoli.

Date promoted

1914-12-12

Appointed temporary lieutenant general.

Date of recommendation honour or award

1915

Date wounded

1915

Seriously wounded at Gallipoli.

Date of honour or award

1915-01-01

Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI).

Other

1915-03

Sent to report on the naval attack on the Dardenelles.

Date of honour or award

1915-06-23

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG).

Date promoted

1915-10-28

Promoted major general.

Date promoted

1915-10-28

Promoted to lieutenant general and General Officer Commanding of the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force.